Araceae   (Calla Family)

Characteristics:
*very  small flowers crowded on a spadix
*a spathe present which may enclose the spadix,  partly or wholly 
or stand alone

Family: Araceae

     Genera and Species:

          Genus: Symplocarpus (skunk-cabbage)
                 S. foetidus
          Genus: Arisaema
                 A. triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit)
                 A. dracontium (green-dragon) 
          Genus: Acorus
                 A. calamus (sweet-flag or calamus) 
          Genus: Peltandra
                 P. virginica (arrow-arum)   
          Genus: Calla
                 C. palustris (water-arum)
          Genus: Orontium
                 O. aquaticum (golden-club)